The 1975 lyrics

• We are right now in the beginning of a climate and ecological crisis, and we need to call it what it is: an emergency.
  We must acknowledge
  that we do not have
  the situation under control,
  and that we don't have
  all the solutions yet;
  unless those solutions mean that
  we simply stop doing
  certain things.
  We must admit that we are losing
  this battle.
  We have to acknowledge
  that the older generations
  have failed.
  All political movements
  in their present form
  have failed, but Homo sapiens
  have not yet failed.
  Yes, we are failing,
  but there is still time to turn
  everything around.
  We can still fix this.
  We still have everything
  in our own hands,
  but unless we recognise
  the overall failures of
  our current systems,
  we most probably
  don't stand a chance.
  We are facing a disaster
  of unspoken sufferings
  for enormous amounts of people,
  and now is not the time
  for speaking politely or
  focusing on
  what we can or cannot say.
  Now is the time
  to speak clearly.
  Solving the climate crisis
  is the greatest
  and most complex challenge
  that Homo sapiens
  have ever faced.
  The main solution, however,
  is so simple that even
  a small child can understand it:
  we have to stop our emissions of
  greenhouse gases, and either
  we do that, or we don't.
  You say that nothing
  in life is black or white,
  but that is a lie,
  a very dangerous lie.
  Either we prevent a 1.5 degree
  of warming, or we don't;
  either we avoid setting off
  that irreversible chain reaction
  beyond human control,
  or we don't;
  either we choose to go on
  as a civilization, or we don't.
  That is as black or white
  as it gets
  because there are no grey areas
  when it comes to survival.
  Now we all have a choice:
  we can create transformational
  action that will
  safeguard the living conditions
  for future generations,
  or we can continue
  with our business as usual
  and fail.
  That is up to you and me.
  And yes, we need a system change
  rather than individual change,
  but you cannot have one
  without the other.
  If you look through history,
  all the big changes in
  society have been started
  by people at the grassroots
  level-people like you and me.
  So, I ask you to please wake up
  and make the changes required
  possible. To do your best
  is no longer good enough.
  We must all do
  the seemingly impossible.
  Today,
  we use about 100 million barrels
  of oil every single day.
  There are no politics
  to change that;
  there are no rules to keep
  that oil in the ground.
  So, we can no longer
  save the world by playing
  by the rules, because the rules
  have to be changed.
  Everything needs to change,
  and it has to start today.
  So, everyone out there,
  it is now time
  for civil disobedience.
  It is time to rebel.

• Who is the author of the song The 1975?
  The song The 1975 was written by The 1975.

• Who sings the song The 1975?
  The song The 1975 is performed by The 1975.